QUEZON City Mayor Joy Belmonte has tapped the Social Security System (SSS) to ensure the employment protection of the city hall’s 13,903 employees with non-plantilla positions.
Belmonte and SSS president and chief executive officer Rolando Macasaet recently signed a memorandum of agreement for the implementation of the KaSSSangga program to cover 10,542 contractual workers, 539 consultants, and 380 job order workers under the executive department, and 1,944 contract of service workers, 78 consultants and 1,339 job order workers under the legislative department for their social security protection.
The program, voluntary in nature, is open to 13,903 non-plantilla employees.
The Human Resources Department, however, clarified that regular or permanent personnel may also apply for the KaSSSangga program as voluntary members.
Belmonte thanked Macasaet, along with executive vice president (Branch Operations Sector) Voltaire Agas and senior vice president (National Capital Region Operations Group) Maria Rita Aguja for their partnership to encourage non-plantilla employees to enrol as SSS members to entitle them to various social security benefits.
“We bring the services to the people,” the city mayor said.
Plantilla or permanent employees are covered by the Government Service Insurance System. The contribution will be shouldered by the employees.
Each department or office shall designate a point person in-charge of the payment. Rio N. Araja